Manor Solomon ( he, מנור סולומון; born ) is an Israeli professional

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who plays as an

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or as a winger for English club

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, on loan from Ukrainian Premier League club

Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was ...

, and the Israel national team.

Early and personal life

Solomon was born and raised in

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, to a family of

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(

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) and both

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and

Mizrahi Jewish Mizrahi Jews ( he, יהודי המִזְרָח), also known as ''Mizrahim'' () or ''Mizrachi'' () and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or ''Edot HaMizrach'' (, ), are a grouping of Jewish communities comprising those who remained i ...

(

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) descent. His parents Ayala and Yossi Solomon are

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teachers. His mother and father met while studying together at the

Ohalo College Ohalo College ( he, מכללת אוהלו, ''Mikhlelet Ohalo''), also known as the Ohalo College of Education, is an Israeli leading institution that specializes in teachers' and kindergarten teachers' training toward a B.Ed. degree in various di ...

, both majored in physical education and minored in

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. As a young married couple, their shared maritime training gave them the idea to choose the unique

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first name "Manor" for their son, which means "a boom" in sailing. Solomon was enlisted for

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in December 2017, and has served in the Israel Defense Forces. He also holds a Portuguese passport, on account of his Sephardic Jewish ancestry, which eases the move to certain European football leagues. He has been in a relationship with his Israeli girlfriend Dana Voshina since 2018.

Club career

Maccabi Petah Tikva

On 26 November 2016, at the age of 17, Solomon made his senior debut for the

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club

Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, מכבי פתח תקווה) (Full name: "Maccabi Avshalom Ironi Petah Tikva F.C., ) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva. It is part of the Maccabi World Union for international Jewish sp ...

, coming on as a 54th minute substitute against

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...

that ended in a 1–2 away loss. On 28 January 2017, Solomon scored his first Israeli Premier League goal a 2–0 home victory against

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל בני יהודה תל אביב, ''Moadon Kaduregel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv''), commonly referred to as Bnei Yehuda (), is an Israeli football club from the Hatikva Quarter of the city of T ...

. Solomon was named in the "50 for the Future:

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.com's Ones to Watch for 2018–19".

Shakhtar Donetsk

On 11 January 2019, Ukrainian side

signed 19-year-old Solomon from Israeli side

in a transfer worth an initial €6 million, then the fifth-highest transfer fee for an Israeli footballer. After moving to

, Solomon scored his first

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goal on 1 October 2019, in the 95th minute of an away match against Italian side

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that ended in a 2–1 victory. This made him the youngest

i footballer ever to score in the Champions League, at the age of 20. On 26 November, he scored the equalising goal in a 1–1 Champions League draw away at

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. Solomon continued his good Champions League form in the following

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, scoring Shakhtar's third goal on 21 October 2020 in a 3–2 away victory over side

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. On 1 December, he scored the second goal in the return fixture against Real Madrid, helping his team to a 2–0 home victory. He celebrated both his first and second braces in back-to-back

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League' ...

matches, the first on 14 March 2021 in a 4–0 home victory over Desna Chernihiv⁣ and the second on 21 March in a 2–3 defeat away to

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Fulham

On 25 July 2022,

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club

announced the signing of Solomon on a one-year loan, following a FIFA ruling concerning the

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which allows foreign players affected by the war to suspend their contracts with Ukrainian clubs until 30 June 2023. Solomon started training with Fulham on 10 July, and became a registered player for the club on 1 August. Upon his signing, he became the top-paid Israeli footballer, earning £1.7 million per season, with performance bonuses that can increase his salary to £2.5 million. He made his

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debut on 6 August, coming on as a substitute in the second half of a 2–2 home draw against

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International career

At youth international level, Solomon was

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29 times and scored twice for Israel. On 21 May 2017, at 17 years of age, Solomon was called up to the Israeli senior side, although he did not appear for the team at the time. On 7 September 2018, Solomon made his senior debut for the Israeli squad at age 19, coming on as a 71st minute substitute in a

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away match against

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that ended in a 0–1 away loss. On 18 November 2020, Solomon scored a first half goal for Israel in the

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in a 1–0 home victory over

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. On 4 September 2021, he scored again in a 5–2 home victory over

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in 2022 World Cup qualifying. On 10 June 2022, during a

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away match against Albania, Solomon scored a brace, bringing Israel back from a 0–1 deficit to a 2–1 win in just 16 minutes.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Israel's goal tally first.''

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk *

: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 *

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: 2018–19 *

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References

External links

*
Manor Solomon
at PlaymakerStats.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Solomon, Manor 1999 births Living people Jewish footballers Israeli footballers Israel international footballers Israel youth international footballers Association football midfielders Association football wingers Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players Fulham F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Ukrainian Premier League players Premier League players Footballers from Kfar Saba Israeli expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in England Israeli expatriate sportspeople in England Israeli people of Hungarian-Jewish descent Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent Israeli Ashkenazi Jews Israeli Sephardi Jews Israeli Mizrahi Jews